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24/03/2014
It has been revealed that parents today continue to tell their children well-known 'food myths'.
For example, the study, which has been carried out by Persil, found that 31% of parents tell their children that eating bread crusts will give them curly hair, with 36% admitting they had been told the same thing by their own parents. When it came to the over-50s group, 46% said they too had been promised curly hair if they ate their crusts.
Elsewhere, a quarter of those polled told their children that eating carrots would help them to see in the dark, while 29% told their children that milk would make them strong.
Some 14% used the "runner beans will make a person run faster" myth on their offspring, with 18% of adults saying they too had been told this story when they were younger.
Interestingly, just 11% told their children green food would turn them into a superhero, while a quarter of parents revealed they had hid or disguised vegetables in their child's meals.
While there is evidence that some of the above 'myths' have positive affects on the body, there are also a number of scientific reports that state otherwise.
Commenting on the findings, Lyndsay Jones, spokesperson for Persil Washing Up Liquid, said: "It's clear that the most persuasive stories about food are passed on from generation to generation.
"Our research shows that ideas stick, and we tell our kids the same things our parents told us, even if it's not always entirely true.
"Crusts may not make your hair curly, but there's plenty of research that says the crusts contain more of the goodness than the rest of the loaf.
"Hopefully, as a result of our Cook with the Kids promise, more parents will be encouraged to spend time with their children in the kitchen and teach them the truth about foods."
(JP)
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Parents Tell Their Kids 'Food Myths'
It has been revealed that parents today continue to tell their children well-known 'food myths'.
For example, the study, which has been carried out by Persil, found that 31% of parents tell their children that eating bread crusts will give them curly hair, with 36% admitting they had been told the same thing by their own parents. When it came to the over-50s group, 46% said they too had been promised curly hair if they ate their crusts.
Elsewhere, a quarter of those polled told their children that eating carrots would help them to see in the dark, while 29% told their children that milk would make them strong.
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Some 14% used the "runner beans will make a person run faster" myth on their offspring, with 18% of adults saying they too had been told this story when they were younger.
Interestingly, just 11% told their children green food would turn them into a superhero, while a quarter of parents revealed they had hid or disguised vegetables in their child's meals.
While there is evidence that some of the above 'myths' have positive affects on the body, there are also a number of scientific reports that state otherwise.
Commenting on the findings, Lyndsay Jones, spokesperson for Persil Washing Up Liquid, said: "It's clear that the most persuasive stories about food are passed on from generation to generation.
"Our research shows that ideas stick, and we tell our kids the same things our parents told us, even if it's not always entirely true.
"Crusts may not make your hair curly, but there's plenty of research that says the crusts contain more of the goodness than the rest of the loaf.
"Hopefully, as a result of our Cook with the Kids promise, more parents will be encouraged to spend time with their children in the kitchen and teach them the truth about foods."
(JP)
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